Barbados, Grenada and St. Lucia all have international airports. The major international gateways to St. Vincent & The Grenadines from North America and Europe are Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad, St. Lucia, Martinique and Puerto Rico.

LIAT flies into St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Barbados, Trinidad, Martinique and Grenada. (cheapest way to access the Grenadines but you need to take a ferry from here to Bequia or speedboat to the other islands.) The ferry takes an hour from St. Vincent to Bequia. LIAT air tickets from Barbados to St. Vincent (in the Grenadines) cost approx. US$ 150 each way. Ferry Tickets for St. Vincent to Bequia are bought at the Kingstown ferry wharf and cost approx. US$ 10 each way.

MUSTIQUE AIR AND SVG AIR (approx. US$ 200 each way in to the Grenadines) fly daily into Bequia, Mustique, Canouan and Union Island.

APPROXIMATE FLIGHT TIMES TO BARBADOS, GRENADA AND ST.LUCIA

Miami – 3 hours 30 minutes

New York – 5 hours,

Toronto, Canada – 7 hours,

London – 7 hours 30 minutes

Los Angeles – 9 hours

France – 10 hours

Italy – 11 hours

Bahamas – 6 hours

Belgium – 7 hours

Argentina -14 hours

India – 20 hours

APPROXIMATE FLIGHT TIMES TO ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

Barbados – 30 minutes

Grenada – 30 minutes

Martinique – 45 minutes

St. Lucia – 20 minutes

Trinidad – 1 hour

Puerto Rico – 2 hrs 20 mins

A number of major airlines have regular flights to the Caribbean. There are also a few smaller Caribbean airlines that provide service between the islands.

Many travelers book their flights through a travel agent. Others prefer to make their own arrangements, often online through either an airline’s web site or a travel booking site. Some of the most well known online travel sites include Expedia, Orbitz, Travelocity, Priceline, Cheaptickets, Site59, or Onetravel, each has its own niche.